Choose Furious Angels
Choose Furious Angels if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Furious Angels launched in 2017.
Furious Angels vs AFTERBURN
Furious Angels and AFTERBURN both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Furious Angels (2017) is 2 years older than AFTERBURN (2019). Furious Angels scores higher on Steam reviews (89.8% positive) than AFTERBURN (88.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose AFTERBURN
Choose AFTERBURN if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. AFTERBURN launched in 2019.
Both Furious Angels and AFTERBURN sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.8% vs 88.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Furious Angels |  AFTERBURN | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.8% positive (254 reviews) | 88.8% positive (250 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | MorfeoDev | MorfeoDev |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Furious Angels (2017) is 2 years older than AFTERBURN (2019).
- Furious Angels scores higher on Steam reviews (89.8% positive) than AFTERBURN (88.8% positive).
- Furious Angels is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than AFTERBURN (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- AFTERBURN is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Furious Angels has no Deck rating yet.
Furious Angels vs AFTERBURN — FAQ
- Which is better, Furious Angels or AFTERBURN?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Furious Angels sits at 89.8% positive (254 reviews), AFTERBURN at 88.8% (250). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Furious Angels or AFTERBURN first?
- If you want chronology, Furious Angels (2017) came out before AFTERBURN (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Furious Angels and AFTERBURN similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.